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St. Joseph High School Blog 5/8 - 5/12/17 Graduation Information: Parents and students – A letter was sent home by mail last week with all kinds of information related to the next few weeks for Seniors as well as some very important information regarding graduation.   Please make sure you take a moment to look over the information.   If you need another copy or access to the information you can also find this letter on the HS webpage under the scrolling announcements.   Teacher Appreciation Week: Teacher appreciation week was this past week.   We were able to get the staff together on a couple different occasions to say thank you.   Here they are on Wed. morning last week enjoying bagels and bonding and just having a few laughs before the day began.   This is an awesome collection of teachers! Student News: (Congratulations) By now you may have heard that one of your students at Saint Joseph High School, Taylor Huie...

St. Joseph High School Blog 5/1/17 - 5/5/17 Animal Control Field-Trip Highlights 4/28:  Graduation News: (Seniors) A letter will be coming home this week sharing out more information on graduation for all seniors and their parents.   Please keep and eye out for this information as it will outline many of the activities occurring over the next few weeks as well as information on the big day, Graduation Sunday June 4 th .    Teacher Appreciation Week: This week is teacher appreciation week. Students and parents take a minute and reach out to some of your current as well as past teachers and say thanks! Letter of Release Students (Important Info!!) If you child is currently attending St. Joseph High School on a letter of release, you will need to apply for school of choice.   A two-page application is being sent home in the mail to you.   Please fill out and return to the school no later than Ma...

 St. Joseph High School Blog 4/24 - 4/28/17 Earth Day at SJHS 4/22: Thank you to Cook Nuclear Plant and Second Nature Nursery for coming to St. Joseph High School and making Earth Day a memorable one for us.   All in all, 6 new trees have been planted in and around circle drive at SJHS.   2 new White Dogwoods, 2 new Pink Dogwoods, and 2 new Magnolia trees. Guidance Office News: Seniors: If you have received an academic scholarship from a college, an academic institution, or organization to further your post-secondary pursuits, please submit a copy of the letter or award to the counseling office by May 10. We cannot guarantee your award will be published in the Senior Academic Award program on May 22 if we do not receive your information by May 10. Prom:   Success!! Awesome Event!!! The students should be proud of themselves.   The Prom was a success and Mr. Berry, Mr. Guzzo, and I were impressed with the enti...

SJHS Blog 4/17 - 4/21/17 Prom: St. Joseph High School Presents Enchanted Forest 2017 Junior-Senior Prom April 22nd, 2017 at Shadowland Ballroom *Tickets are on sale NOW during A and B lunches from Monday, April 10th - Friday, April 21st. Tickets are $30 each. If a student plans on bringing a date (under 21 years of age) who does not attend SJHS, please see Mrs. Culver or Mrs. Becker for a pink Prom Guest Request Form. Complete the form and turn it in by Thursday, April 20th to Mrs. Siemans in the attendance office.  For any other questions, please contact Tracy Becker or Jamie Culver, the junior class advisors: tbecker@sjschools.org jculver@sjschools.org Band and Orchestra News: Applications are now on the BOP website for summer music scholarships for band and orchestra students.  These are due May 5. http://sjboppresident.wixsite.com/sjbop Key Club News: The Blood Drive on Thursday was very successful!...

SJHS Blog  4/10/17 - 4/14/17 Welcome Back from Spring Break!! Hope everyone had a great week.   We found a nice spot to hang out for the week.   Testing Schedule This Week: (Juniors will be busy this week with MME testing) Tuesday (4/11) PSAT 8/9 - 9th Grade Students – will have classes in afternoon after testing PSAT 10 - 10th Grade Students – will have classes in afternoon after testing MME – 11th Grade Students (SAT) – Juniors dismissed after testing Career Day – 12th Grade Students – Off site experiences – (seniors do not              report to school) Wednesday (4/12) MME – 11th Grade Students (Work Keys) Regular school day for 9 th , 10 th , and 12 th grade students Thursday (4/13) MME – 11th Grade Students (MSTEP) Regular school day for 9 th , 10 th , and 12 th grade students   Berrien County - Teens Exhibiting Able Minds (TE...